Fire
Fire often appears when transformation is underway — something burning away to make room for what comes next, though the heat of change can feel both exhilarating and frightening. Whether you watched calmly or fought the flames may reveal how you meet upheaval: with trust, or with the need to control what cannot be preserved.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for fire, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901
Fire is favorable to the dreamer if he does not get burned. It brings continued prosperity to seamen and voyagers, as well as to those on land.
To dream of seeing your home burning, denotes a loving companion, obedient children, and careful servants.
For a business man to dream that his store is burning, and he is looking on, foretells a great rush in business and profitable results.
To dream that he is fighting fire and does not get burned, denotes that he will be much worked and worried as to the conduct of his business. To see the ruins of his store after a fire, forebodes ill luck. He will be almost ready to give up the effort of amassing a handsome fortune and a brilliant business record as useless, but some unforeseen good fortune will bear him up again.
If you dream of kindling a fire, you may expect many pleasant surprises. You will have distant friends to visit.
To see a large conflagration, denotes to sailors a profitable and safe voyage. To men of literary affairs, advancement and honors; to business people, unlimited success.
Fontaine, 1862
(See Burning.) If in your dream, you see a house on fire other than your own, it foretells that some event will happen to make you melancholy and sorrowful, such as the death or ruin of some esteemed friend. If you dream your own house or place of business is burning, it is an omen of good fortune. If you dream of playing with fire, it is a sign of a quarrel in bed.
Anonymous, 1894
Fire.—To dream of this subtle element denotes health and happiness to the lover, marriage with the object of your affections, and many children; you will be very angry with some one on a trifling occasion. Burning lights descending, as it were from heaven, are a very bad sign; it portends some dreadful accident—having your brains dashed out, breaking your legs, getting into prison, or other strange accidents; to the lover it also denotes the loss of the affections of your sweetheart; to the tradesman bad fortune in business. To dream that you are burnt by fire denotes great danger, and that enemies will injure you.